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A professional with a technical background, specialising in producing insightful content centred around metals, particularly aluminium, passionately engaged in the intricacies of the recycling sector.
Bus body maker Volgren is on a sustainable path
Innovation is crucial in the fiercely competitive world of manufacturing. As a result, Volgren, Australia's largest bus body manufacturer, has created a name for itself by providing creative, sustainable, and efficient public transportation solutions. In 1979, the company started its journey by...
Rusal confirms its leadership in EcoVadis' world sustainable suppliers rating
The Russian aluminium giant aluminium producer reaffirmed its excellent ranking in EcoVadis, the world's largest and most reliable supplier sustainability assessment. The Company has an integral score corresponding with the "silver" level. It associates the Company with the top-8 per cent of the...
Hellenic Cables wins RWE and Northland Power offshore wind contract
As the preferred provider of the inter-array cables for their up to 1.6 GW Nordseecluster development in the German North Sea, a cluster consisting of four offshore wind farm sites, RWE and Northland Power have selected the Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables. Around 185 kilometres of 66-kV...
Klaveness Combination Carriers signs the first maritime agreement linking freight earnings to reduce carbon emissions
KCC Chartering AS, a subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA and South32 Marketing Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of globally diversified mining and metals company South32, have agreed to incorporate a carbon pricing mechanism in their existing Contract of Affreightment (COA). The parties agreed on...
LIXIL succeeds mass production of billets using 100% recycled aluminium for the first time in Japan
The Japanese group of companies that manufactures building materials, plumbing fixtures and housing equipment, LIXIL Corporation, has successfully mass-produced billets using 100 per cent recycled aluminium for the first time in Japan at its Oyabe Plant. In FY'22, the company had already acquired a...
Recycling end-of-life cars with the Car2Car project
Innovating dismantling and automated sorting may improve the quality of secondary raw materials from end-of-life vehicles. A federally funded project called Car2Car brings together auto companies, recyclers, and scientists to answer this question. With sensor technology and spectroscopic techniques...
Automation can boost efficiency in the manufacturing sector: IBM
The manufacturing sector can increase productivity, optimize operations and reduce customer complaints by automating tasks. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and process automation combined with intelligent automation (IA) can reduce labour costs and optimize production. A consistent theme...
Yunnan weather forecast may influence China's aluminium production
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI)'s most recent monthly assessment shows that during the first three months of 2023, the world's primary aluminium production increased by 2.0 per cent y-o-y to 16.9 million tonnes. Restarts and reductions in aluminium production outside of China mainly...
Japan: Aluminium premiums rose by 53% for April-June 2023 to settle at $130
Major trading companies, domestic consumers, and overseas producers of aluminium ingots have agreed on a price of $130, up 53 per cent ($45) from the previous quarter, for aluminium premiums to Japan for the April–June 2023 period. The premium has reached triple digits for the first time in three...
On Earth Day 2023, let us know how aluminium is graduating to become a futuristic metal
In 1970, Wisconsin politician Gaylord Nelson led the charge in what became Earth Day. After witnessing the horror of a huge oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, at the beginning of 1969, he was extremely frightened. Senator Nelson combined the student anti-war movement with increasing public...
Bauxite mining needs to be increased in China: Industry experts
On April 20, 2023, a Chinese industry expert advised that China, the largest aluminium producer globally, needs to enhance local bauxite mining to reduce its growing dependency on imported resources. Meng Jie, a Deputy Secretary General of the aluminium branch at the China Nonferrous Metals...
Trade activity boosts India's ADC12 aluminium alloy ingot (secondary) prices
On April 19, 2023, aluminium alloy ingot ADC12 domestic prices increased by INR 2,000 per tonne to INR 199,000 per tonne. The increased tendency was attributed to the moderate OEM (original equipment manufacturer) transactions. The medium-scale alloy ingot producers (secondary aluminium) saw...
Downward trends observed in non-ferrous metal prices
On 14 April 2023, nonferrous metals prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) displayed a downward trend. The three-month aluminium futures contract fell 0.8 per cent to $2,367 per tonne, while zinc prices fell 0.7 per cent to $2,837 per tonne. Lead prices fell by 1.1 per cent to $2,146 per tonne....
Four existing alumina refineries may sustain Indonesia's bauxite ban
Indonesia's energy and mineral resources industry (ESDM) has assured that the four existing alumina refineries could engross Indonesia's bauxite production when the bauxite export restriction goes into effect in June 2023. An ESDM ministerial staff for mineral and coal management acceleration said,...
Aldel in Delfzijl: Aluminium is past, green energy is the future
Delfzijl will be home to the biggest battery in Europe, on the site of bankrupt Dutch aluminium producer Aldel. Amstelveen-based GIGA Storage BV will install batteries the size of fifteen football fields that can store more than a gigawatt-hour of electricity. The result is that more wind and solar...
India’s aluminium alloy ingot ADC12 price remains stable w-o-w
The domestic prices of aluminium alloy ingot ADC12 in India remained stable w-o-w at INR 197,000/t. Despite the start of the new fiscal year, the stability was attributed to modest buying demand. While established market players' output levels have stayed basically stable, there is considerable...
Prices of non-ferrous metals reflect mixed results
On April 11, 2023, the non-ferrous metals prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) closed a mixed trend. The three-month aluminium futures contract fell 1.3 per cent to $2,302/t, while zinc prices fell 0.4 per cent to $2,779/t. Lead dropped 0.4% to $2,087/t. In the meantime, nickel prices climbed...
India's imported aluminium scrap prices decline marginally on limited trade
The price of imported aluminium scrap in India fell marginally, influenced by price movements on global commodities exchanges such as the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX). These are recognised to have an impact on both the domestic and international...
